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TallDave
16-04-2008
Originally Posted by niall campbell:
“Q. What’s new in the HDMI 1.3 Specification?
Higher speed: Although all previous versions of HDMI have had more than enough bandwidth to support all current HDTV formats, including full, uncompressed 1080p signals, HDMI 1.3 increases its single-link bandwidth to 340 MHz (10.2 Gbps) to support the demands of future HD display devices, such as higher resolutions, Deep Color and high frame rates. In addition, built into the HDMI 1.3 specification is the technical foundation that will let future versions of HDMI reach significantly higher speeds.



if a cable states to be ver 1.3 it might be wise to go for that one , BUT it may be years before the full bandwith is used.

you have to decide if its a marketing ploy OR its like USB cables on a PC

Some Sony dvd players advertise Deep colour support but fall short of saying its hdmi 1.3, possibly for royalties to HDMI ? Or it doesnt meet the spec ?”

I doubt if Sony are worried about royalties - they're founder members of HDMI. Stating that something is "HDMI 1.3" doesn't actually mean anything, since not all features are mandatory. Stating that a device supports Deep Colour is potentially more useful and will still be relevant if/when an HDMI 1.4/1.5/2.0 specification comes out.

Devices should always work to the lowest common denominator anyway, so a Deep Colour DVD will not use Deep Colour until it finds a Deep Colour-capable display at the other end of the cable.

HDMI cables shouldn't be described as 1.3 - they should be Standard (Category 1) or High Speed (Category 2). This differentiation will still be valid through future versions of the HDMI specification.
Sibeber
17-04-2008
Originally Posted by TallDave:
“I doubt if Sony are worried about royalties - they're founder members of HDMI. Stating that something is "HDMI 1.3" doesn't actually mean anything, since not all features are mandatory. Stating that a device supports Deep Colour is potentially more useful and will still be relevant if/when an HDMI 1.4/1.5/2.0 specification comes out.

Devices should always work to the lowest common denominator anyway, so a Deep Colour DVD will not use Deep Colour until it finds a Deep Colour-capable display at the other end of the cable.

HDMI cables shouldn't be described as 1.3 - they should be Standard (Category 1) or High Speed (Category 2). This differentiation will still be valid through future versions of the HDMI specification.”

Went into maplins looking for an hdmi lead and the cheapest they had was £29.99...bearing in mind that the dvd Player I wanted it for only cost £40 (in case your wondering what happened to the original hdmi lead that came with the DVD player ..my son nicked it for his new xbox 360..went into my local woollies 3 doors down and got one for £7:99 and it works perfectly. £30 for a lead ...their having a laugh ...ps can you remember when Maplins prices were superb ? ..I find them really expensive these days ! .
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